In a postcard-perfect California town, one man’s crusade for honesty devolves into chaos, proving that decency is the most dangerous weapon in a dirty fight.

SYNOPSIS:

In a postcard-perfect California town where smiles are rehearsed and secrets are sacred, Jake Prescott—a principled school board member and single father—sets out to do the right thing. His only mistake is believing that decency still means something.

When Jake exposes a web of corruption and hypocrisy beneath the town’s polished image, his moral crusade quickly spirals into small-town chaos. Teachers turn informants, parents weaponize gossip, and the local church choir hums a new tune of vengeance. What began as a plea for transparency becomes a darkly comic descent into power, paranoia, and personal ruin.

As alliances crumble and absurdities pile up, Jake finds himself branded a villain in the story he thought he was saving. With his reputation shredded and enemies multiplying, he faces a grimly funny question: when the orchard’s rotten to the core, does one mad apple even stand a chance?

One Mad Apple is a razor-edged dark comedy in the spirit of the Coen Brothers and Election—a tale of morality, madness, and the cost of telling the truth in a world that prefers its lies polished.